A US discount brokerage giant is partnering with Chinese technology company WeChat to court Asian investors

TD Ameritrade on Monday launched a new chatbot for WeChat users who based in the US.
The WeChat chatbot, similar to those on Facebook Messenger and Twitter, offers investment information, ranging from global market updates to volume spikes. It does not allow trading over the platform.
The discount brokerage is trying to court more Asian investors.
Discount broker TD Ameritrade unveiled a chatbot for users of popular Chinese messaging app WeChat living in the US. It's the latest attempt by the discount brokerage to tap further into the massive user base of the largest social network in...Read more ...

TD Ameritrade becomes first US brokerage to partner with Tencent's WeChat in America

The move doesn't get TD Ameritrade into mainland China yet. But it gives the company a first-mover advantage in being present on the most popular social messaging app in the country, amid a steady push of foreign financial firms into China.Read more ...